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"Change out of your pajamas and put on some real clothes."
"But I don't want to put on real clothes. I'm comfy in my pajamas," Charlotte says.
I take a deep breath but don’t have the energy to argue. "Fine. You guys can come in your pajamas. Just put on some jackets. I don't want people seeing you in your pajamas, okay?"
"Okay," Luke says. "Come on, Charlotte, let's get our jackets. And Aunty Zara?"
"Yeah?" I ask him.
"Don't forget the Kit Kats."
"I won't," I say, rolling my eyes as I head to the kitchen and open the cupboard.
I open the blue tin that contains all the candy, pull out a Ziploc bag full of Kit Kats, and put it into my handbag. I'll bring more than one just in case I need to bribe them with multiple Kit Kats to stay quiet.
I head back into my bedroom and look in my closet. What does one wear to a discrete venue? I think I need to find something sexy to wear. I can't believe that I'm doing this. I can't believe this is my life. I take a deep breath. It's just one night, Zara, and you're doing it for your family. You're doing it so you don't have to do something with nasty Frankie. I shudder at the thought.
I grab a black dress and a push-up bra and then head to the shower. I'm going to make sure that I shave just in case I do have to take off some clothes, and I'm going to put on a full face of makeup so that I won't feel as naked and exposed as I'm likely to feel when I arrive.
We arrive a few hours later, and I head to the side door. "Hi. I'm here for the position," I say to the bouncer who looks at me and then the two kids.
He's silent but raises an eyebrow as he opens the door, and I head inside.
"Hi," I say, walking up to a lady with long, dark hair.
"Hi, can I help you?" She looks at me and then looks at the kids. "You do realize this is a private club? You're not allowed to have…"
"Please," I say. "It's just that I couldn't get anyone to babysit for me tonight, and I really need this job. And the lady on the phone said I had to come tonight, and it was really last minute and…"
She sighs as she looks me up and down. "They can sit in the dressing room, but they have to be good," she says.
"They'll be perfect." I stare at them. "Right?"
"Yes, Aunty Zara," they say in unison.
"Okay, come with me," she says. She leads me to a dressing room that is filled with scantily clad women. I see a sofa and put my handbag down and turn to the kids.
"Hey, Charlotte, Luke. Can you sit here, please?" I hand Luke my iPad.
"Yes, Aunty Zara."
"I'm going to give you the candy bag, and you can have a Kit Kat each. I'm just going to work for a little bit. You're not to talk to anyone. You're not to touch anything. You're not going to do anything but sit here, okay?"
"Okay." They nod solemnly.
"And then we'll go home."
"Okay," they say, but Luke is already playing on the iPad.
"Who's new?" a tall lady calls out from the other side of the room, and I kiss Charlotte and Luke quickly and head over to the side. “I’m Padma.”
"Hi," I say, holding up my hand. I'm Zara, I'm new."
"Nice to see you." She looks at me and then greets some of the others. Four other women nod their heads, and she points at us and tells us to follow her to a corner.
"So, the five of you are all new today. You're going to start in our entry room."
"What's that?" a tall redhead next to me asks; we exchange glances and small smiles. She’s skinny and beautiful, but I can tell she’s nervous as well.
